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Zanesville weekly signal. (Zanesville, Ohio), 1902-04-17

Zanesville weekly signal. (Zanesville, Ohio), 1902-04-17 page 1

ft VOL 36," NO. 13 ZANESVILLEi OHIO, THURSDAY, L 17,' 1902. , 7& CENTS A YEAR.; - - serious hitch III PEACE PLAHS JOHN BULL'S WARRIORS REFUSE THE ARMISTICE. BOER REQUESTS HELD UP Cape Colony Warrior Will Not Bo , Put on the Same Footing a the Burghers Foreign News. London, April 16. A serious hitch has occurred In the peace negotiations . la South Africa, according to Informa tion received by The Daily Mail. It is stated that a cabinet . council has decided to refuse a strongly worded request from the Boer leaders at Pretoria for an armistice pending the negotiations.' This alone Is not likely to cause the Boers to withdraw from the conference, but what threatens to ; stop the negotiations is the fact that the government declines to place the later Cape rebels upon the same footing as the burghers with respect to amnesty, and is not inclined to withdraw the banishment proclamation. These .features are regarded by the Boers as two cardinal points In the Irreducible minimum of terms which Lord Mllner went to Pretoria to ascertain, and in regard for which the Boers agree to the loss of independence and a general surrender. Other demands of the Boers are that Great Britain shall rebuild and restock the farms, take over the legal claims and liabilities of the two republics and grant a representative government within a shorter period than is now contemplated. UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. King Leopold Said to Favor the Demands of the Socialists, .. Brussels, April 16. It is understood that at the last council King Leopold Insisted upon the necessity of granting universal suffrage. The government has firmly declined to yield on question of revision, and unless King , Leopold should override the ministry there seems to be nothing to "prevent the development ot a, serlons .sltua tiou. la tie ekauiUer of deputies M. Neuean presented a manifesto on behalf ot Liberal members of the Leftists demanding dissolution in order to enable -the country to pronounce on the revision question. This manifesto pointed put that &e time was critical and the country threatened with civil war, and for the government to consent to loyal nd constitutional settlement could not be represented as a surrender to popular disorder. The strike movement in . Brussels and Its envlroments is of a minor character, but in the industrial districts it Is more formidable than ever. Canada Not Pleased. Toronto, April 16. Toronto grain men are not pleased with the new British tax on grain. Cables were received announcing a cut of 3 6-8c per bushel on grain, which will affect all grain on passage and not sold. : Grain men recognize that Canada's preference bas shut them Out of the German market, and hold that Britain in return should give Canada a preference. ' They expect that such concession will bs announced soon,. "Flour exporters also say he new British tariff gives a direct preference to the British miller in addition to the duty on grain. Thonew duty means 20. cents per barrel on Canadian floor, while the duty on wheat to make; a barret of flour amounts to 16 cents, giving a preference of 4 cents to British millers. ' England's New Tax. London, April 16, The custom house officials say that the following products fail under the 3-penny tax: All cereals, including maize, buckwheat, peas, d boll beans, Haricot beans, locust beans, lentils and rice. The following products fall under the 5-penny' tax: All flours and meals from the above-mentioned products, as well as macaroni, vermicelli, stalcb, farina, arrow root, mandioca flour, semolina, cassava powder, manna-croup, potato flour, tapioca, sago, sago meal, rice meal and rice dust, shredded wheat and preparations containing any of the foregoing products. The new loan Is to be raised by an Issue of consols. Dispatch From Kitchener. London, April 16. The following dispatch dated Pretoria, April 15, has been received at the war office from Lord Kitchener: "Bruce Hamilton's columns arrived at the Stanaerton line, having taken -154 Boers, including killed and wounded, during the move from the Middelburg line." Revision Of Presbyterian Creed. Washington, April 16. The work of the committee which is preparing a revision of the Presbyterian creed progressed rapidly. Three articles of the brief . statement of doctrine were agreed upon, viz: those relating to th Holy Spirit ; justification, lalth and repentance, and the new birth. Twelve articles are now completed, leaTing a half-dozen or less to be. formulated. The committee expects to finish its work by Thursday or Friday. The members attended the funeral of Rev. Dr. Talmage in a body. . DEAD AT HOME. Four Persons Succumbed to Fumes of Illuminating Gas, ' New York, April-16. Four persons Fere found dead In the living apartments of Esther Kohen, a widow, living on Third avenue. They had been kilted by Inhaling the fumes of Illuminating gas, and so far the police have given no opinion as to whether or not the deaths were the result of accident The names of the dead are: Esther Kohen, BO; Henry Kohen, her son, 23; Lena Kohen, her daughter, 17; Edith Flow, 16, a friend of the Kohens. Henry Kohen was In the bicycle business. ." . Record-Breaking Railway Run. " Omaha, April 16. ' The Burlington road, after confirming the record, made psblic the details of a record-breaking run of 14.8 miles, from Eck-ley to Wray, Colo, mad March 24. The distance was covered at a rate of 98.6 miles an hour. An official investigation was made by Burlington officials, who have received a personal report from Conductor J. H. Burns, who was in charge of the train. The run is said to beat any former record for that distance. BIG STiHf EAST LIVERPOOL THREE HUNDRED MEN JUST LAY DOWN THEIR TOOLS. TROUBLE ABOUT THE SCALf, American Sheet Metal Company Sub mits a New 8cale And the Workmen Quit East Liverpool, O., April 16. Three hundred workmen at the Cheater Tin mill struck .this morning owing to dls-satisfact.on with the new scale offered by the American Sheet Metal com pany, which was to. go Into effect to day. " " The "men wure- iecuug the Amalgamated . scale, instead , they ..... . . claim one was offered which cut their wages one-third. The Chester mill is an open mill and has been running about four months. The men have been working by the day. dey are now to be placed on a tonnage basis and claim the rate ouered Is entirely different than that in lorce in other open mills of the company. CRAFT CAPSIZED. Ohio Men Drowned When They Sent . Their Skiff Into a Swell. Wheeling, April 16. Four men from Warrenton, O., were rowing up the Ohio river to their home at Tllton-vllle, O, En route they sent their skiff Into the swell of the towboat Ironsides, and the frail craft was cap sized. John Venum and John Bonner climbed upon the overturned boat and were soon rescued. Harry Venum and George Barcus disregarded warning of the others and struck out for the Ohio shore, SO yards distant, but were overcome by cramps and drowned within a few feet of the shore Iron, Tlrt and Steel Workers. Wheellne. Aorll 16. The wage scale committee of the Amalgamated Asaociation of Iron. Tin and bteei Workers continues its sessions daily, and will not accomplish its task tor nearly a week. It is believed that the committee will Indorse the scale agreements made by the general officers with the American Tift Plate, American Sheet Steel, American Steel Hoop and Republic Steel and Iron companies. St. Louis, Columbus and Vounestowh want the 1503 convention, and St Louis can get It without a struggle if assurances are given max th world's fair will surely be held next year. Columbus otherwise looks lilrelv winner. There Is some elec tioneering on the presidency, and the Shaffer people are making some head way. The friends of Assistant (secre tary Tighe are booming him. Killed His Niece. Henrietta, I. T April 16. W. H. Means, a farmer, shot and killed his niece, Miss Lydia E. Means. 30, with whom he had become infatuated. Until this spring William Means lived alone with his brother on farm near Lexington, Mo. They sent for their niece, Miss Means, to come and live with them. She caused trouble and William drew 14,000 from the bank and came here with her. Means' mind was believed to be affected and his brother attempted to have him placed In au asylum. Cockran at Rome. Rome. Anril 16. The pope received former Congressman Bourke Cockran of New t 'n audience. ARMY SCANDALS KEEP Oil COMIL. INVESTIGATE WALLER , ANT-WATER CURE AFFAIRS. TRIAL BY COURT - MARTIAL General Smith to be Put on the Rack Root Gets After the Army Leaders, Washington, April 16. - Trials by courtmartlal of certain officers are likely if certain serious charges are substantiated through official inquiry. After a cabinet meeting Secretary Root cabled General Chaffee at Manilla to Investigate the newspaper reports of the Waller trial, and If they are correct, to courtmartlal , General Smith. Also if the facts are established as testified to before the senate Philippine committee, to courtmartlal the , officials who administered the "water cure" to the presidente of Ig-barras. These officers are Major Glenn, Lieutenant Conger and Assistant Surgeon Lyon. ... Secretary Root's cablegram to General Chaffee Is as follows: "Press dispatches state that upon the trial of Major Waller of the marine corps., testimony was given by Waller, corroborated by other wit nesses, that General Jacob H. Smith Instructed him to kill and burn; that the more he killed and ..burned the better pleased General Smith would be; that it was no time to take prisoners, and thai when Major Waller asked General Smith to define the age limit for killing, he replied, "Everything over 10.' It such testimony .was given and the facts can' be established, you will place General Smith on trial by courtmartlal. ;A "Before the senate committee on Philippine affairs. Sergeant Charles Riley and Private William Lewis Smith of the Twenty-sixth volunteer Infantry testified that the form of torture known as the 'water cure' was administered to presidente of the town of Igharras, Hollo provlnre, i."l-htt ISf Tiuty,' ty tfeiaeluueut of K4,a- teenth United States infantry, under command of Lieutenant Arthur L. Conger, under orders of Major Edwin F. Glenn, then captain Twenty-fifth infantry, and that Captain and Assistant Surgeon Palmer lyon, at that time a contract surgeon, waa present to assist them. The officers named or such of them as are found to be responsible for the act will be tried therefor by courtmartlal." Major Waller Inquiry. Washington. April 16. Representative Burleson (Tex.) Introduced a resolution calling on the secretary of war for a full transcript of the proceedings before the courtmartlal which recently tried Major Waller In Manilla for executing Filipino guides. ELLEN N. ROAD. Control of the Property Wrested From the Belmont Party. New Tork, April 16-Wall street passed through one of its most exciting and sensational periods. The Louisville and Nashville situation, which had hung menacingly over the district for a week or more, was cleared by the announcement that John W. Gates and his associates had wrested control of the 'property" from the Belmont party, and were In absolute possession. Accompanying this statement, which had been discounted the day before, was one that the Gates facUon had selected J. P. Morgan ft Company to settle the differences between the contending Interests. While these events were happening a movement without parallel In the history of the Stock Exchange was on In Southern railway. Trading In Southern railway common set In on a tremendous scale, and at one time interest centered almost entirely In that stock. . ;- . Burial of Talmaoe's Remains.! New York.-April 16. The remains of the Rev. Dr. T. Dewitt Talmage were Interred this morning at Greenwood cemetery, in Brooklyn, - after services conducted by the Rev. Dr. Howard Suydam of Rhinebeck, N. Y. The funeral services were held Tuesday evening at the Church of the Covenant in Washington, the edifice being crowded. President and Mrs. Roosevelt sent floral wreath. The honorary pallbearers Included Justices of the United States supreme court, congressmen and other prominent persons. The Rev. Tuenis S. Hamlin officiated. .' -; . ' jglesias Acquitted. San Juan, P. R., April 16. The supreme court of Porto Rico rendered t, decision In the appeal of Santiago Igleeiaa, president of the Federation of Workmen of Porto Rico, who Was sentenced last December to three years, four months , and eight days' Imprisonment on the charge of conspiring to raise the price of labor In Porto Rjco. . The court acquitted Igleeias of all the charges against him. thus reversing the decision of the lower court A fine of $23, however, for contempt of court in not answering a summons, was allowed to stand. JDGE FQLLETT ATH OF CINCINNATI LAWVER AND POLITICIAN. -S. S. M. GRANGER'S FATHER :e Devoted to the Principles of Democracy and Was Elected to Congress. Cincinnati, Ohio, April IK. Hon. hn F. Foltett died last night about o'clock at his home on Alexander nuo, neaf Marlon avenue, LIU ton. ge Follett had been ' serioiMty ill u pneumonia since last Wednes- ', On that day he became Unger-'y sick at his office and was re ved to his home. Thursday he be-. unconscious' and his .family iered about bis bedside, the worat :g expected, but he rallied and it .- believed would fully recover. Yes-ay he was much better until -tly after supper, when there sud-, i?r came a change that brought :hi ridge Kollett was ot old Newjs-ng-I stock, his ancestors' being promi-t in the affairs of the country dur-' the revolutionary and colonial 8. The dead jurist was born In -mont, but when he was quite a iig boy his lather moved with his ily to Licking county,. Ohio. t ier graduating at Marietta college he head of his class in 18oo be .ht in the Columbus asyium lor blind for a year, and was then i! le principal of the Columbus high While teaching. he started the study O' Hie law, and completed it in his h ; hcr's office at Newark, Ohio He v. admitted to the bar in 1X68, and ix came a law partner of his brother, .! !; Charles .Follett.; In 1862 he i . u-d Misrf Francis D. Da wsou. , , was elected a member oi the lit lire for two tertrs. lln- speiiker of the house. He resigned from the legislature in 1808 and came to Cincinnati. - Since that time until he was stricken he actively engaged In the practice of law In this city, except for two years, during whjett time he represented the First District of Ohio in the Forty-eighth Congress. He was elected to congress in 1882, defeating Benjamin Butterwortu. At the end of this term he was renominated but was defeated, sharing the fate of his party in the presidential election of that year. ' Mr. Follett was one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the Democratic party In the city, and was actively engaged in all the campaigns of his party. He was the senior member of the law firm of Follett, Kelly & Follett The 'junior member is his son, John D. Follett. Another son, Charles Follett graduated at the Cincinnati Law school In 1898, and Is also connected with the firm. A daughter Is Mrs. Sherman M. Granger of Zanes-vlllo. Mr. Follett was 71 years old. NUTMEG CLUB Gets the McGovera-Corbett Fight ..'''. The.. Bids. , ,: v ; Cincinnati, April 15. Bids for the fight between Terry McGovern and Young Corbett for the featherweight championship of the world . were formally opened at the office of a local newspaper. , Six, bids were, received, the highest being that of the Nutmeg club of Connecticut $14,000. The Southern Athletic, club of Louisville bid 112,500 and the Stag Athletic club of Rosedale, Ky., 112,050. Sam Harris, manager of McGovern, and Johnny Corbett, manager of Young Corbett were present, and both agreed to have their men ready to fight before the Nutmeg Athletic club some time between Oct 7 and IS. - : .s:;u..ts Double Tragedy. i; -; Newark, N. J., April 16. John Droughton, a machinist returned to his home here after a long trip In the" west He went Into a saloon and a dozen men who" were In the : place shouted a welcome to him. Among the men was James Shelby, who had for years been an intimate friend of Droughton. Shelby extended his hand In greeting, when Droughton exclaim-1 ed, "I'll teach you to Insult my wire, and, drawing a revolver, shot Shelby through the right eye. Droughton then ran home and shot himself In the head. Both men are now In the same hospital, and the phrsicians think they vi ill die. Mrs. Droughton will not talk of the case, except to say that her husband had been drinking. Fatalities in the River. Bridgeport, Ohio, April 16. Harry Denom and Albert Barcus, aged 21 and 25, respectively, were drowned, ycbter-day in the Ohio river near Thtltonville. They, together witn William uenon, father of one of the drownea. ana John Boner, went out to ride the waves made by the passing towooni Ironsides. A larse breaker overturn ed thrir craft and young Denom and BarciiE went down to come up no more. The , .. rs clung to their skirt until help t. s Ived. PHOTOGRAPHED CH1NE8E FOOT. That, Got Writer Into Trouble and he Tried Suicide. ;v ' Lbs Angeles, Cal.. April 16. E. f'er-clval Baker, a magazine writer and his wife attempted to eon) mi t suicide at a local hotel,. r using chloroform. Baker Is diead and his wife is very low. - The eon pie were registered under the name of Stanley. ' Baker was arrested a few weelfs ago for impersonating- a Government officer, and his prosecution was repeatedly delayed in the Federal court because of his plea of Illness .' Baker represented himself as a Federal Inspector, and in this way secured protc-graphs of the diminutive foot of a Chinese woman, which he sold to an Eastern magazine. When the article appeared the husband of the Chinese woman made complaint and Baker was arrested. It is supposed that worry over the case and lack of means prompted the. suicide. Baker for two years was stenographer in the office of the San Francisco Surveyor of Port, "The Chinese Must Go." Washington, April 16. After debate, participated in by Turner, Patterson, Spooner, Hanna and Fairbanks vot-ing was begun In the senate on the Chinese exclusion act . The various amendments must be acted on first. Its passage Is assured , No Adjournment Till May. Columbus, Ohio, April 16. Tho decision of the senate finance committee to call upon superintendents of various state institutions for Information about items in the appropriation bill will lengthen the session of the legislature until May, it is believed. Drowned In Ohij River. Bridgeport, Ohio, April 16. Harry Denom and Albert Barcus. aged 21 and 25, respectively, were drowned last evening in the Ohio river near Clinton-ville. They, with William Denom. fath- of cmp of te (''oi'.t'.'il bovs. and Jolui lioiicr, went out to ritl j the waves made by the passing wwlwtit Ironsides. A large breaKor overturned their craft and young Denorn and Barcus drowned. . -. National Elks' Home. - Roanoke, Va., April 16. It was announced that the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks has purchased .the Hotel Bedford at Bedford City, and will convert the building Into a national Elks' home. Bedford City is on the Norfolk and Western railway between Roanoke and Lynchburg. The sum paid for the place Is said to have been J11.O0O. PROHIBITION LEADER HERE. . George L, Case of Cleveland, chair man of tbe Prohibition state committee, was in .the city Tuesday completing arrangements for the Prohibition staie convention to be held in this city April 28., 29 and 30. He stated that about 600 delegates and visitors would be in the city during the convention whlcft. promises to be one. of the largest hcl4 by the party' In this state. in recent years.,. An.operi meet ing will be ueld Slonday evening be fore the convention which will be ad dressed by jRev.Xhartes Hi Mead of New; York City and other prominent speakers.- The full . program for the convention, has not yet been complet ed.. ' DR. CLINTON 0.J SHRADER. ' Dr. I. M. Shradcr and wife of Hopewell were In the city Wednesday pn their wajr nome irora uiuomuiu where their son, Clinton p, Shrader, who .accompanied .them, received bis diploma from, the .Electric Medical In-stltiite Tuesday evening, 'toung Dr. Shrader is a yqung. man pf unusual fcromise, . He bas been a close student during his four years' course, ue has the faculty. ot making and" keeping friends, and there ,1s evry feaSoh to believe that, bis professional career will be entirely successful and satis factory. It Is possible that it: Shrader will arrange to open a Zanes. vllle office in the near future. INJURED iN A FALL! " Miss JJellie Maneely was severely Injured Tuesday night by falling down a flight of stairs at her home on Put nam avenue.: Miss Maneely had just returned from the Columbia club ball and was passing from one upstairs room to another when a misstep precipitated: ' her to the bottom of the stairs. She suffered a fracture of the left shoulder blade and a number of severe bruises. Dr. Drake dressed her Injuries. ' ; EXTRA O. L. K. FREIGHT. Ab forecasted In Tuesday's Signal an extra freight train was placed in operation on the G. & L. K.; Wednesday morning on account of the heavy freight traffic on taat road; The extra train will likely continue In operation as long as the volume of lake' coal traffic warrants if : The train which will arrive in this city from Marietta about noon eaen day will return in the afternoon to Marietta, CHEAP RATES are co?,ii;;u COMPETITION JH ... ELECTRIC LIGHTING IN ZANE8VILLE. PROMISES TO BE MADE GOOD Griffiths Declare That He ia Acting in Good Faith, Backed by Capitalist. The morning newspaper of .Wednesday printed a long story about plan of electric light competition In Zanes-ville; mixing up Its facts and figures in a strange jumble. - " ' Attorney Charles G. Griffiths, who secured, the new electric light fran chise, was seen by a Signal reporter and made the following statement-." "The return to Zauesvllle of Former Superintendent Rosa of the old electric, light company has nothing to do with the project contemplated by me when I asked for an electric light franchise. Mr. Rosa becomes superintendent of motive power at the tile works; an important and responsL ble position. "As I said in the beginning when I asked for a franchise, I would be the means of furnishing the ... people of Zanesville with cheaper lighting for the streets, and cheap enough for electricity to be used extensively in the stores and in the homes. That promise will be fulfilled to the letter, and as I understand it, that Is what the people want. The morning newspaper prints, a lot , of names of entle- men who have nothing to do with my plana. At the proper time due an-unnnVtMnent. w'U be. wade and tt who are interested will be men nu are able financially and otherwise to bring the matter to s successful conclusion. The granting of. this fran chise to me, means bona fide competition ana a cheapening of rates to citl--zens of Zanesvllle." A zanesvllle man who . knows a great deal about electricity said; . ,."As to the use of water power in the old Johnson mills at the foot of Main street for generating electricity, why not? There's hundreds of horse power going to waste every hour of the twenty-four. Supplemented wjtji steam power, this could be utilized perfectly." RURAL FREE DELIVERY. Muskingum County Is to Be Covered Thoroughly. : ; ; Col. W. B. Galtree has returned from Washington, where be has. been for the past two weeks, acting as chairman of the free rural delivery commission, assembled . by order of the postmaster general.'! The commls-siori considered a number of projects for bettering and extending the free rural delivery system In the United States. . i As a test proposition, the commission has ordered' that Muskingum county., in Ohio, shall be completely equipped with the free rural delivery, , so that every Inhabitant in the county will be reached. ' This will be the first county to receive this full service: It is the" purpose of the rural delivery authorities, if this proves 'successful, to equip other counties ;with-similar service; The work will be done under the direction of Mr. W. T. McConnel of Zanesvllle,'- wbOi la serving as deputy supervisor In this district-Marietta Register. 1 , v.'-,- TODAY'S LIVE STOCK MARKET East Liberty, Pa., April !. Cattle supply light, market steady. 'Hogs. , . Hogs, ten double decks, market SlOW. - ' r. Best heavies fl. 50 to $7 43. Mediums $7-40. . Heavy yorkers 17,30 to 17.33. Light yorkers S7. 15 tJ $7.35. Pigs 16. 75 to 6. 90. Roughs $5.50 to $6.50. j", - Sheep, j s-.--. " Sheep, six' double decks, market strong, clipped stock. - Prime weathers $5.70 to 6. So. Good $5.40 to $5.65. Fair $4.T5 to $5.25. Culls and common $2.50 to $1-Good to choice lambs $6.75 to $7. Fair to good lambs $6 to $6.60. CuU3 to fair Jambs $4.60 to $3.75. Spring lambs $7 to $12. , , . . WEATHER FCH CHID Washington, April 16.Forecast for Ohio: Cloudy tonight and Thursday. Rain tonight!

ft VOL 36," NO. 13 ZANESVILLEi OHIO, THURSDAY, L 17,' 1902. , 7& CENTS A YEAR.; - - serious hitch III PEACE PLAHS JOHN BULL'S WARRIORS REFUSE THE ARMISTICE. BOER REQUESTS HELD UP Cape Colony Warrior Will Not Bo , Put on the Same Footing a the Burghers Foreign News. London, April 16. A serious hitch has occurred In the peace negotiations . la South Africa, according to Informa tion received by The Daily Mail. It is stated that a cabinet . council has decided to refuse a strongly worded request from the Boer leaders at Pretoria for an armistice pending the negotiations.' This alone Is not likely to cause the Boers to withdraw from the conference, but what threatens to ; stop the negotiations is the fact that the government declines to place the later Cape rebels upon the same footing as the burghers with respect to amnesty, and is not inclined to withdraw the banishment proclamation. These .features are regarded by the Boers as two cardinal points In the Irreducible minimum of terms which Lord Mllner went to Pretoria to ascertain, and in regard for which the Boers agree to the loss of independence and a general surrender. Other demands of the Boers are that Great Britain shall rebuild and restock the farms, take over the legal claims and liabilities of the two republics and grant a representative government within a shorter period than is now contemplated. UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. King Leopold Said to Favor the Demands of the Socialists, .. Brussels, April 16. It is understood that at the last council King Leopold Insisted upon the necessity of granting universal suffrage. The government has firmly declined to yield on question of revision, and unless King , Leopold should override the ministry there seems to be nothing to "prevent the development ot a, serlons .sltua tiou. la tie ekauiUer of deputies M. Neuean presented a manifesto on behalf ot Liberal members of the Leftists demanding dissolution in order to enable -the country to pronounce on the revision question. This manifesto pointed put that &e time was critical and the country threatened with civil war, and for the government to consent to loyal nd constitutional settlement could not be represented as a surrender to popular disorder. The strike movement in . Brussels and Its envlroments is of a minor character, but in the industrial districts it Is more formidable than ever. Canada Not Pleased. Toronto, April 16. Toronto grain men are not pleased with the new British tax on grain. Cables were received announcing a cut of 3 6-8c per bushel on grain, which will affect all grain on passage and not sold. : Grain men recognize that Canada's preference bas shut them Out of the German market, and hold that Britain in return should give Canada a preference. ' They expect that such concession will bs announced soon,. "Flour exporters also say he new British tariff gives a direct preference to the British miller in addition to the duty on grain. Thonew duty means 20. cents per barrel on Canadian floor, while the duty on wheat to make; a barret of flour amounts to 16 cents, giving a preference of 4 cents to British millers. ' England's New Tax. London, April 16, The custom house officials say that the following products fail under the 3-penny tax: All cereals, including maize, buckwheat, peas, d boll beans, Haricot beans, locust beans, lentils and rice. The following products fall under the 5-penny' tax: All flours and meals from the above-mentioned products, as well as macaroni, vermicelli, stalcb, farina, arrow root, mandioca flour, semolina, cassava powder, manna-croup, potato flour, tapioca, sago, sago meal, rice meal and rice dust, shredded wheat and preparations containing any of the foregoing products. The new loan Is to be raised by an Issue of consols. Dispatch From Kitchener. London, April 16. The following dispatch dated Pretoria, April 15, has been received at the war office from Lord Kitchener: "Bruce Hamilton's columns arrived at the Stanaerton line, having taken -154 Boers, including killed and wounded, during the move from the Middelburg line." Revision Of Presbyterian Creed. Washington, April 16. The work of the committee which is preparing a revision of the Presbyterian creed progressed rapidly. Three articles of the brief . statement of doctrine were agreed upon, viz: those relating to th Holy Spirit ; justification, lalth and repentance, and the new birth. Twelve articles are now completed, leaTing a half-dozen or less to be. formulated. The committee expects to finish its work by Thursday or Friday. The members attended the funeral of Rev. Dr. Talmage in a body. . DEAD AT HOME. Four Persons Succumbed to Fumes of Illuminating Gas, ' New York, April-16. Four persons Fere found dead In the living apartments of Esther Kohen, a widow, living on Third avenue. They had been kilted by Inhaling the fumes of Illuminating gas, and so far the police have given no opinion as to whether or not the deaths were the result of accident The names of the dead are: Esther Kohen, BO; Henry Kohen, her son, 23; Lena Kohen, her daughter, 17; Edith Flow, 16, a friend of the Kohens. Henry Kohen was In the bicycle business. ." . Record-Breaking Railway Run. " Omaha, April 16. ' The Burlington road, after confirming the record, made psblic the details of a record-breaking run of 14.8 miles, from Eck-ley to Wray, Colo, mad March 24. The distance was covered at a rate of 98.6 miles an hour. An official investigation was made by Burlington officials, who have received a personal report from Conductor J. H. Burns, who was in charge of the train. The run is said to beat any former record for that distance. BIG STiHf EAST LIVERPOOL THREE HUNDRED MEN JUST LAY DOWN THEIR TOOLS. TROUBLE ABOUT THE SCALf, American Sheet Metal Company Sub mits a New 8cale And the Workmen Quit East Liverpool, O., April 16. Three hundred workmen at the Cheater Tin mill struck .this morning owing to dls-satisfact.on with the new scale offered by the American Sheet Metal com pany, which was to. go Into effect to day. " " The "men wure- iecuug the Amalgamated . scale, instead , they ..... . . claim one was offered which cut their wages one-third. The Chester mill is an open mill and has been running about four months. The men have been working by the day. dey are now to be placed on a tonnage basis and claim the rate ouered Is entirely different than that in lorce in other open mills of the company. CRAFT CAPSIZED. Ohio Men Drowned When They Sent . Their Skiff Into a Swell. Wheeling, April 16. Four men from Warrenton, O., were rowing up the Ohio river to their home at Tllton-vllle, O, En route they sent their skiff Into the swell of the towboat Ironsides, and the frail craft was cap sized. John Venum and John Bonner climbed upon the overturned boat and were soon rescued. Harry Venum and George Barcus disregarded warning of the others and struck out for the Ohio shore, SO yards distant, but were overcome by cramps and drowned within a few feet of the shore Iron, Tlrt and Steel Workers. Wheellne. Aorll 16. The wage scale committee of the Amalgamated Asaociation of Iron. Tin and bteei Workers continues its sessions daily, and will not accomplish its task tor nearly a week. It is believed that the committee will Indorse the scale agreements made by the general officers with the American Tift Plate, American Sheet Steel, American Steel Hoop and Republic Steel and Iron companies. St. Louis, Columbus and Vounestowh want the 1503 convention, and St Louis can get It without a struggle if assurances are given max th world's fair will surely be held next year. Columbus otherwise looks lilrelv winner. There Is some elec tioneering on the presidency, and the Shaffer people are making some head way. The friends of Assistant (secre tary Tighe are booming him. Killed His Niece. Henrietta, I. T April 16. W. H. Means, a farmer, shot and killed his niece, Miss Lydia E. Means. 30, with whom he had become infatuated. Until this spring William Means lived alone with his brother on farm near Lexington, Mo. They sent for their niece, Miss Means, to come and live with them. She caused trouble and William drew 14,000 from the bank and came here with her. Means' mind was believed to be affected and his brother attempted to have him placed In au asylum. Cockran at Rome. Rome. Anril 16. The pope received former Congressman Bourke Cockran of New t 'n audience. ARMY SCANDALS KEEP Oil COMIL. INVESTIGATE WALLER , ANT-WATER CURE AFFAIRS. TRIAL BY COURT - MARTIAL General Smith to be Put on the Rack Root Gets After the Army Leaders, Washington, April 16. - Trials by courtmartlal of certain officers are likely if certain serious charges are substantiated through official inquiry. After a cabinet meeting Secretary Root cabled General Chaffee at Manilla to Investigate the newspaper reports of the Waller trial, and If they are correct, to courtmartlal , General Smith. Also if the facts are established as testified to before the senate Philippine committee, to courtmartlal the , officials who administered the "water cure" to the presidente of Ig-barras. These officers are Major Glenn, Lieutenant Conger and Assistant Surgeon Lyon. ... Secretary Root's cablegram to General Chaffee Is as follows: "Press dispatches state that upon the trial of Major Waller of the marine corps., testimony was given by Waller, corroborated by other wit nesses, that General Jacob H. Smith Instructed him to kill and burn; that the more he killed and ..burned the better pleased General Smith would be; that it was no time to take prisoners, and thai when Major Waller asked General Smith to define the age limit for killing, he replied, "Everything over 10.' It such testimony .was given and the facts can' be established, you will place General Smith on trial by courtmartlal. ;A "Before the senate committee on Philippine affairs. Sergeant Charles Riley and Private William Lewis Smith of the Twenty-sixth volunteer Infantry testified that the form of torture known as the 'water cure' was administered to presidente of the town of Igharras, Hollo provlnre, i."l-htt ISf Tiuty,' ty tfeiaeluueut of K4,a- teenth United States infantry, under command of Lieutenant Arthur L. Conger, under orders of Major Edwin F. Glenn, then captain Twenty-fifth infantry, and that Captain and Assistant Surgeon Palmer lyon, at that time a contract surgeon, waa present to assist them. The officers named or such of them as are found to be responsible for the act will be tried therefor by courtmartlal." Major Waller Inquiry. Washington. April 16. Representative Burleson (Tex.) Introduced a resolution calling on the secretary of war for a full transcript of the proceedings before the courtmartlal which recently tried Major Waller In Manilla for executing Filipino guides. ELLEN N. ROAD. Control of the Property Wrested From the Belmont Party. New Tork, April 16-Wall street passed through one of its most exciting and sensational periods. The Louisville and Nashville situation, which had hung menacingly over the district for a week or more, was cleared by the announcement that John W. Gates and his associates had wrested control of the 'property" from the Belmont party, and were In absolute possession. Accompanying this statement, which had been discounted the day before, was one that the Gates facUon had selected J. P. Morgan ft Company to settle the differences between the contending Interests. While these events were happening a movement without parallel In the history of the Stock Exchange was on In Southern railway. Trading In Southern railway common set In on a tremendous scale, and at one time interest centered almost entirely In that stock. . ;- . Burial of Talmaoe's Remains.! New York.-April 16. The remains of the Rev. Dr. T. Dewitt Talmage were Interred this morning at Greenwood cemetery, in Brooklyn, - after services conducted by the Rev. Dr. Howard Suydam of Rhinebeck, N. Y. The funeral services were held Tuesday evening at the Church of the Covenant in Washington, the edifice being crowded. President and Mrs. Roosevelt sent floral wreath. The honorary pallbearers Included Justices of the United States supreme court, congressmen and other prominent persons. The Rev. Tuenis S. Hamlin officiated. .' -; . ' jglesias Acquitted. San Juan, P. R., April 16. The supreme court of Porto Rico rendered t, decision In the appeal of Santiago Igleeiaa, president of the Federation of Workmen of Porto Rico, who Was sentenced last December to three years, four months , and eight days' Imprisonment on the charge of conspiring to raise the price of labor In Porto Rjco. . The court acquitted Igleeias of all the charges against him. thus reversing the decision of the lower court A fine of $23, however, for contempt of court in not answering a summons, was allowed to stand. JDGE FQLLETT ATH OF CINCINNATI LAWVER AND POLITICIAN. -S. S. M. GRANGER'S FATHER :e Devoted to the Principles of Democracy and Was Elected to Congress. Cincinnati, Ohio, April IK. Hon. hn F. Foltett died last night about o'clock at his home on Alexander nuo, neaf Marlon avenue, LIU ton. ge Follett had been ' serioiMty ill u pneumonia since last Wednes- ', On that day he became Unger-'y sick at his office and was re ved to his home. Thursday he be-. unconscious' and his .family iered about bis bedside, the worat :g expected, but he rallied and it .- believed would fully recover. Yes-ay he was much better until -tly after supper, when there sud-, i?r came a change that brought :hi ridge Kollett was ot old Newjs-ng-I stock, his ancestors' being promi-t in the affairs of the country dur-' the revolutionary and colonial 8. The dead jurist was born In -mont, but when he was quite a iig boy his lather moved with his ily to Licking county,. Ohio. t ier graduating at Marietta college he head of his class in 18oo be .ht in the Columbus asyium lor blind for a year, and was then i! le principal of the Columbus high While teaching. he started the study O' Hie law, and completed it in his h ; hcr's office at Newark, Ohio He v. admitted to the bar in 1X68, and ix came a law partner of his brother, .! !; Charles .Follett.; In 1862 he i . u-d Misrf Francis D. Da wsou. , , was elected a member oi the lit lire for two tertrs. lln- speiiker of the house. He resigned from the legislature in 1808 and came to Cincinnati. - Since that time until he was stricken he actively engaged In the practice of law In this city, except for two years, during whjett time he represented the First District of Ohio in the Forty-eighth Congress. He was elected to congress in 1882, defeating Benjamin Butterwortu. At the end of this term he was renominated but was defeated, sharing the fate of his party in the presidential election of that year. ' Mr. Follett was one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the Democratic party In the city, and was actively engaged in all the campaigns of his party. He was the senior member of the law firm of Follett, Kelly & Follett The 'junior member is his son, John D. Follett. Another son, Charles Follett graduated at the Cincinnati Law school In 1898, and Is also connected with the firm. A daughter Is Mrs. Sherman M. Granger of Zanes-vlllo. Mr. Follett was 71 years old. NUTMEG CLUB Gets the McGovera-Corbett Fight ..'''. The.. Bids. , ,: v ; Cincinnati, April 15. Bids for the fight between Terry McGovern and Young Corbett for the featherweight championship of the world . were formally opened at the office of a local newspaper. , Six, bids were, received, the highest being that of the Nutmeg club of Connecticut $14,000. The Southern Athletic, club of Louisville bid 112,500 and the Stag Athletic club of Rosedale, Ky., 112,050. Sam Harris, manager of McGovern, and Johnny Corbett, manager of Young Corbett were present, and both agreed to have their men ready to fight before the Nutmeg Athletic club some time between Oct 7 and IS. - : .s:;u..ts Double Tragedy. i; -; Newark, N. J., April 16. John Droughton, a machinist returned to his home here after a long trip In the" west He went Into a saloon and a dozen men who" were In the : place shouted a welcome to him. Among the men was James Shelby, who had for years been an intimate friend of Droughton. Shelby extended his hand In greeting, when Droughton exclaim-1 ed, "I'll teach you to Insult my wire, and, drawing a revolver, shot Shelby through the right eye. Droughton then ran home and shot himself In the head. Both men are now In the same hospital, and the phrsicians think they vi ill die. Mrs. Droughton will not talk of the case, except to say that her husband had been drinking. Fatalities in the River. Bridgeport, Ohio, April 16. Harry Denom and Albert Barcus, aged 21 and 25, respectively, were drowned, ycbter-day in the Ohio river near Thtltonville. They, together witn William uenon, father of one of the drownea. ana John Boner, went out to ride the waves made by the passing towooni Ironsides. A larse breaker overturn ed thrir craft and young Denom and BarciiE went down to come up no more. The , .. rs clung to their skirt until help t. s Ived. PHOTOGRAPHED CH1NE8E FOOT. That, Got Writer Into Trouble and he Tried Suicide. ;v ' Lbs Angeles, Cal.. April 16. E. f'er-clval Baker, a magazine writer and his wife attempted to eon) mi t suicide at a local hotel,. r using chloroform. Baker Is diead and his wife is very low. - The eon pie were registered under the name of Stanley. ' Baker was arrested a few weelfs ago for impersonating- a Government officer, and his prosecution was repeatedly delayed in the Federal court because of his plea of Illness .' Baker represented himself as a Federal Inspector, and in this way secured protc-graphs of the diminutive foot of a Chinese woman, which he sold to an Eastern magazine. When the article appeared the husband of the Chinese woman made complaint and Baker was arrested. It is supposed that worry over the case and lack of means prompted the. suicide. Baker for two years was stenographer in the office of the San Francisco Surveyor of Port, "The Chinese Must Go." Washington, April 16. After debate, participated in by Turner, Patterson, Spooner, Hanna and Fairbanks vot-ing was begun In the senate on the Chinese exclusion act . The various amendments must be acted on first. Its passage Is assured , No Adjournment Till May. Columbus, Ohio, April 16. Tho decision of the senate finance committee to call upon superintendents of various state institutions for Information about items in the appropriation bill will lengthen the session of the legislature until May, it is believed. Drowned In Ohij River. Bridgeport, Ohio, April 16. Harry Denom and Albert Barcus. aged 21 and 25, respectively, were drowned last evening in the Ohio river near Clinton-ville. They, with William Denom. fath- of cmp of te (''oi'.t'.'il bovs. and Jolui lioiicr, went out to ritl j the waves made by the passing wwlwtit Ironsides. A large breaKor overturned their craft and young Denorn and Barcus drowned. . -. National Elks' Home. - Roanoke, Va., April 16. It was announced that the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks has purchased .the Hotel Bedford at Bedford City, and will convert the building Into a national Elks' home. Bedford City is on the Norfolk and Western railway between Roanoke and Lynchburg. The sum paid for the place Is said to have been J11.O0O. PROHIBITION LEADER HERE. . George L, Case of Cleveland, chair man of tbe Prohibition state committee, was in .the city Tuesday completing arrangements for the Prohibition staie convention to be held in this city April 28., 29 and 30. He stated that about 600 delegates and visitors would be in the city during the convention whlcft. promises to be one. of the largest hcl4 by the party' In this state. in recent years.,. An.operi meet ing will be ueld Slonday evening be fore the convention which will be ad dressed by jRev.Xhartes Hi Mead of New; York City and other prominent speakers.- The full . program for the convention, has not yet been complet ed.. ' DR. CLINTON 0.J SHRADER. ' Dr. I. M. Shradcr and wife of Hopewell were In the city Wednesday pn their wajr nome irora uiuomuiu where their son, Clinton p, Shrader, who .accompanied .them, received bis diploma from, the .Electric Medical In-stltiite Tuesday evening, 'toung Dr. Shrader is a yqung. man pf unusual fcromise, . He bas been a close student during his four years' course, ue has the faculty. ot making and" keeping friends, and there ,1s evry feaSoh to believe that, bis professional career will be entirely successful and satis factory. It Is possible that it: Shrader will arrange to open a Zanes. vllle office in the near future. INJURED iN A FALL! " Miss JJellie Maneely was severely Injured Tuesday night by falling down a flight of stairs at her home on Put nam avenue.: Miss Maneely had just returned from the Columbia club ball and was passing from one upstairs room to another when a misstep precipitated: ' her to the bottom of the stairs. She suffered a fracture of the left shoulder blade and a number of severe bruises. Dr. Drake dressed her Injuries. ' ; EXTRA O. L. K. FREIGHT. Ab forecasted In Tuesday's Signal an extra freight train was placed in operation on the G. & L. K.; Wednesday morning on account of the heavy freight traffic on taat road; The extra train will likely continue In operation as long as the volume of lake' coal traffic warrants if : The train which will arrive in this city from Marietta about noon eaen day will return in the afternoon to Marietta, CHEAP RATES are co?,ii;;u COMPETITION JH ... ELECTRIC LIGHTING IN ZANE8VILLE. PROMISES TO BE MADE GOOD Griffiths Declare That He ia Acting in Good Faith, Backed by Capitalist. The morning newspaper of .Wednesday printed a long story about plan of electric light competition In Zanes-ville; mixing up Its facts and figures in a strange jumble. - " ' Attorney Charles G. Griffiths, who secured, the new electric light fran chise, was seen by a Signal reporter and made the following statement-." "The return to Zauesvllle of Former Superintendent Rosa of the old electric, light company has nothing to do with the project contemplated by me when I asked for an electric light franchise. Mr. Rosa becomes superintendent of motive power at the tile works; an important and responsL ble position. "As I said in the beginning when I asked for a franchise, I would be the means of furnishing the ... people of Zanesville with cheaper lighting for the streets, and cheap enough for electricity to be used extensively in the stores and in the homes. That promise will be fulfilled to the letter, and as I understand it, that Is what the people want. The morning newspaper prints, a lot , of names of entle- men who have nothing to do with my plana. At the proper time due an-unnnVtMnent. w'U be. wade and tt who are interested will be men nu are able financially and otherwise to bring the matter to s successful conclusion. The granting of. this fran chise to me, means bona fide competition ana a cheapening of rates to citl--zens of Zanesvllle." A zanesvllle man who . knows a great deal about electricity said; . ,."As to the use of water power in the old Johnson mills at the foot of Main street for generating electricity, why not? There's hundreds of horse power going to waste every hour of the twenty-four. Supplemented wjtji steam power, this could be utilized perfectly." RURAL FREE DELIVERY. Muskingum County Is to Be Covered Thoroughly. : ; ; Col. W. B. Galtree has returned from Washington, where be has. been for the past two weeks, acting as chairman of the free rural delivery commission, assembled . by order of the postmaster general.'! The commls-siori considered a number of projects for bettering and extending the free rural delivery system In the United States. . i As a test proposition, the commission has ordered' that Muskingum county., in Ohio, shall be completely equipped with the free rural delivery, , so that every Inhabitant in the county will be reached. ' This will be the first county to receive this full service: It is the" purpose of the rural delivery authorities, if this proves 'successful, to equip other counties ;with-similar service; The work will be done under the direction of Mr. W. T. McConnel of Zanesvllle,'- wbOi la serving as deputy supervisor In this district-Marietta Register. 1 , v.'-,- TODAY'S LIVE STOCK MARKET East Liberty, Pa., April !. Cattle supply light, market steady. 'Hogs. , . Hogs, ten double decks, market SlOW. - ' r. Best heavies fl. 50 to $7 43. Mediums $7-40. . Heavy yorkers 17,30 to 17.33. Light yorkers S7. 15 tJ $7.35. Pigs 16. 75 to 6. 90. Roughs $5.50 to $6.50. j", - Sheep, j s-.--. " Sheep, six' double decks, market strong, clipped stock. - Prime weathers $5.70 to 6. So. Good $5.40 to $5.65. Fair $4.T5 to $5.25. Culls and common $2.50 to $1-Good to choice lambs $6.75 to $7. Fair to good lambs $6 to $6.60. CuU3 to fair Jambs $4.60 to $3.75. Spring lambs $7 to $12. , , . . WEATHER FCH CHID Washington, April 16.Forecast for Ohio: Cloudy tonight and Thursday. Rain tonight!